RESUMEN
Coarctation of aorta (CoA) is a common congenital anomaly which portends patients to early diastolic and systolic heart failure. In this retrospective cohort study, we aimed to evaluate the impact of CoA on heart failure hospitalization. Using the national inpatient sample, the study compared the outcomes of heart failure hospitalization between patients with and without CoA. We noted increasing prevalence of CoA related heart failure admissions over the last decade. Heart failure patients with CoA were younger (mean age 57 vs 71.6 years, P < 0.001), had a longer length of stay (7.4 vs 5.4 days, P < 0.001), and a higher incidence of cardiogenic shock (6.5% vs 2.1%, Pâ¯=â¯0.001). However, there was no statistically significant difference in in-hospital mortality (OR 1.45, 95% CI: 0.58, 3.62, Pâ¯=â¯0.421) between both groups. These findings demonstrate that CoA increase healthcare resource utilization in patients admitted with heart failure without any significant increase in in-hospital mortality.
